Combined rocking and reclining chair.



PATENTBD JAN. 8, 1907.

I. LAHM; COMBINED ROCKING AND RBGLINING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28. 1905.

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F. LAHM. COMBINED ROCKING AND RBOLINING CHAIR.

APPLIOATION. FILED NOV. 28. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrion.

FERDINAND LAHM, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JULIUS F. HENGELSBERG, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

COMBINED ROCKING AND RECLINING CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

Application filed Nvember28,1905. Serial No. 289,530.

To atZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND LAHM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined ing and reclining chair; and the object of my invention is to provide a simple inexpensive T upper ends of the posts or rails 8 are the armrails 11, which extend rearwardly andare pivotall'y secured in any suitable manner to j the outside faces of the posts or rails 5. rear ends of these arm-rails 11 extenda short rockin -chair which may be shifted so as to allow t eperson seated in the chair to assume a reclining position.

A further object of my invention is to construct a rocking-chair which may be shifted into various positions and which may be also folded into a comparatively small compass in order to be stored or shipped.

My improved chair is adapted for house or lawn use and is so constructed as to be quickly shifted from one position to another.

My invention consists in" certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rocking and reclining chair of my improved construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section analogous to Fig. 2 and showing the rocker shifted to a reclining position. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the rocker and chair folded for storage or transportation.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 1 1 indicate a pair of rockers in the top sides of the rear portions of which are formed the corresponding pairs of notches 2 and 3. Connecting the rear ends of the rockers is a transversely-arranged rod 1.

Pivotally connected to and extending upwardly from points at the approximate centers of the rockers 1 are the rear vertical side rails or posts 5 of the chairframe, and the upper portions of the inner faces of these posts or rails are provided with the verticallyarranged grooves 6.' Extending transversely between the upper ends of these posts or rails and on the rear sides thereof is a cross-bar 7.

Pivotally secured to the inside faces at the forward ends of the rockers 1 are the front posts or side rails 8 of the chair-frame, and pivotally secured to the inside faces of these posts or rails 8 at points intermediate their ends are the horizontally-arranged seat-rails 9, the rear ends of which-are pivotally secured to the inside faces of the posts orrails 5 just below the grooves 6 in the upper portions thereof. Transversely arranged u onthese side rails 9 is a series of slats 10, w ich form the seat of the chair.

Pivotally secured to the outside faces of the distance beyond the posts or rails 5, and said arm-rails are always parallel with the said rails 9.

Pivotally secured to the inner faces of the rear ends of the arm-rails 11 are short links 12, to the lower ends of which are pivotally connected a air of longer links 13, the lower ends of which are notched, as indicated by 14, and connected by a transversely-arranged rod 15, the ends of which project slightlybeyond said links 13. The lower ends of these links 13 are so arranged as to'lie immediately against the inner faces of the rockers 1, and the extended ends of the rod 15- are adapted to enter the pairs of notches 2 and 3. I

Proj ectin ginward'ly from the inner faces of the posts 8 a short distance below the pivot points'of the forward ends of'the side rails 9 are the pins 16, and arranged to slide upon these pins are the foot-rest-supporting bars 17, that are slotted throughout their length. The forward ends of these bars 1'7 carry thetransversely arranged pivotally mounted foot-rest 18.

Projecting inwardly from the inner faces of theposts 5 a short distance below the rear ends of the rails 9 are thepins 19, which serve as supports for the rear ends of the supporting-bars 17 when said bars are moved to their rearward limit of movement beneath the seat of the rocker. The rocker-back is composed of .two sections, the larger section comprising a pair of vertically-arranged bars 20, to which are secured transverse slats 21, the ends of which are adapted to be inserted in the grooves 6. The smaller back-section comprises a pair .,,of vertical bars 22, to which are secured the transverse slats 23, the ends of which are adapted to be inserted in the grooves 6.

, When my improved chair is imposition for use as an ordinary rocker, the supportingbars 17, carrying the foot-rest, are slid beneath the chair-seat with their rear ends resting upon the pins 19. The ends of the tran s.- verse rod are seated in the pair of notches 2, which are adjacent the lower ends of the posts 5. The central portions of the posts 5 bear u on the pivotally-connected ends of the lin s 12 and 13, and as the same cannot swing rearwardly said posts 5 are held upright, and thus the entire chair is maintained in position as an ordinary rocker. The larger back-section, comprising the bars 20 and slats 21, is located between the upper ends of the posts 5, with the ends of the slats 21 fitting in the grooves 6, while the smaller back-section,

' comprising the bars 22 and slats 23, is inserted between the cross-bar 7 and the larger back-section. Should it be desired to allow the back of the chair to. recline to a greater degree, theends of the rod 15 are seated in the pair of notches 3'. When itv is desired to shift the chair into its lowermost reclined. position, the pivotally-connected ends of the links 12 and 13 are swung outwardly and u pwardly against the back of the chair and the notches 14 in the lower ends of the links 13 are i engaged over the transverse rod 4 at the rear ends of the rockers 1. The supporting-bars 17 are now pulled forwardly upon the pins 16 and the pivotally-mounted foot-rest 18 is rotated in any position to accommodate the feet of the occupant. When so positioned, the rear ends of the bars 17 bear against the under sides of the seat-rails 9. When the chair is swung into this position, the short back-section is removed from its osition behind the cross-bar 7, and after the arger back section is removed from between the upper ends of the posts 5 said short section is slid downwardly into the lower ends of the grooves 6 and the wider back-section is now positioned above said short section between the upper ends of the posts 5, and this arrangement forms a rest for the head and shoulders of the occupant of the recliningchair. When the chair is folded for storage or transportation, the links 13 are swung fiat against the rear sides of the posts 5, and this allows the various parts to be folded together into small compass, as seen in Fig. 4:.

A folding rocking and reclining chair of my improved construction is simple, strong, and durable, can be easily shifted from one position to another, is adapted for either a house or a lawn chair, and can be very cheaply manufactured.

I claim 1. The herein-described chair, constructed with a pair of rockers, posts extending upwardly from said rockers, a seat arranged between the posts, a back arranged between the two rear posts, arm-rails connecting each pair of side posts, and shifting links connected to the rear ends of the arm-rails and ad-. justably mounted on the rockers; substantially as specifiedl 2. The herein-described chair, constructed with a pair of rockers, there being notches formed in the tops of the rear portions of said rockers, posts extending upwardly from said rockers, a seat arranged between the posts, arm-rails connecting each pair of side posts, shifting links connected to the rear ends of the arm-rails, a rod connecting the lower ends of the lower pair of links the ends of which are adjustably seated in the notches in the reckers substantially as specified.

3. The herein-described folding rockingchair, constructed with apair of rockers, a

pair of posts pivotally secured at their lower ends to each rocker, a seat pivotally connected to the posts, arm-rails pivotally connected 'to the posts above the seat, a link pivotally secured to the rear end of each arm-rail, a

link pivotally connected to the lower end of each of the first mentioned links, the lower ends of the second pair of links being adjustably arranged on the rear portions of the rockers; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FERDINAND LAHM. Witnesses M. P. SMITH, E. L. WALLACE. 

